Wrangle, Lincolnshire
Wrangle | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Boston | |
Postcode district | PE22 | |
Police | Lincolnshire | |
Fire | Lincolnshire | |
Ambulance | East Midlands | |
UK Parliament | ||
Wrangle is a village in the
Wrangle is one of eighteen parishes which, together with Boston, form the Borough of Boston.[3] The local government has been arranged in this way since the reorganisation of 1 April 1974, which resulted from the Local Government Act 1972. This parish forms part of the Old Leake and Wrangle electoral ward.[3]
Hitherto, the parish had formed part of Boston Rural District, in the
History
The name Wrangle reputedly derives from the
The village lies on western side of
Wrangle was mentioned in Domesday Book of 1086, when it consisted of seven households.[4]
At Kings Hill are
Wrangle Hall was the seat of the Reade family, who resided there from the 14th century until the late 17th century. A large part of the house was taken down about 1806, and the remainder was modernised about 25 years later. Traditionally there was a chapel here, the remains of which survived in a field opposite the hall in the 18th century. This is probably the St Peter's Chapel, Wrangle, mentioned in 1342. The present Wrangle Hall is modern, built on the site of the previous building which was demolished around 1935.[6]
Wrangle tower windmill is a Grade II-listed building which was built about 1825 of red brick. It was worked by wind until the 1930s. An electric hammer mill and mixer were in use in 1977.[7]
Church
The parish church is dedicated to
Population of Wrangle Civil Parish
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Year | 1801 | 1811 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1851 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1941 | 1961 | 2001 |
Population[10] | 732 | 843 | 995 | 1,030 | 1,132 | 1,196 | 1,165 | 1,084 | 1,028 | 1,080 | 1,142 | 1,203 | 1,316 | 1,311 | 1,265 |
References
- ^ "Neighbourhood Statistics". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "Wrangle Parish Council". Wrangle Parish Council. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "Wrangle". Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Kings Hill (355193)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Wrangle Hall and St Peters Chapel (355208)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Wrangle Mill (1062040)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Wrangle Church History". Wrangle Parish Council. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ a b Historic England. "St Mary and St Nicholas, Wrangle (1308367)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ "Vision of Britain". Retrieved 1 September 2011.
Further reading
- P. P. Hayes and Tom Lane, "Survey in the northern Fens – Wrangle, Lincolnshire", Fenland Research, vol. 5 (1988), pp. 46–49.
External links
- Media related to Wrangle, Lincolnshire at Wikimedia Commons